![Pinned up. A small print of a sketch of the Alta Vista Shopping Centre. Source: City of Ottawa Archives CA0360360.](https://i0.wp.com/historynerd.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CA036360-W-700x500.jpg?resize=660%2C471)
When I wrote about the Alta Vista Shopping Centre a few weeks back, I did not have access to a clear(er) version of the sketch run in the Ottawa Journal. Now that I have located one, I’d like to share it. There’s something about the fantasy world of midcentury architectural sketches I love.